Across the world, national and local governments are declaring a climate emergency on the back of dire warnings from UN scientists about the need for urgent and far-reaching action that have triggered a wave of protests from school children and given rise to the Extinction Rebellion movement.
Within just three months, 42 councils have signed the pledge – representing over 17 million people between them in the UK – and more than 34 million in the US, Australia, Canada and Switzerland.
Read more about the opportunities presented by declaring a climate emergency here.
